Chanakya Javvadi
Seeking for Full-time Job | Industrial Engineer | Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification
- Role
- Manufacturing Engineer at Ashland
- Location
- Louisville, KY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chanakya Javvadi
Manufacturing Engineer with 3.5+ years of experience improving production efficiency…
Experience
Manufacturing Engineer
Jan 2025 — Present
Championed Lean, 5S, and Kaizen across two high-volume lines, cutting 150+ hours of monthly waste and raising throughput by 18%, while driving cross-shift standardization. • Uncovered and eliminated time sinks by conducting granular VSM and time studies; changeover time dropped 23%, enabling a smoother flow between mixed-model builds. • Designed and automated SPC tracking systems in Minitab and Excel with control charts and regression models, slashing response time to process deviations by 35% and improving first-pass yield by 15%. • Led root cause investigations using 8D and 5 Whys with maintenance and QA, resolving casting defects that had persisted for months and reducing scrap from 5.6% to 2.4%. • Ran Simio-based layout simulations to validate proposed redesigns, cutting travel distance by 30%, reclaiming 12% floor space, and saving over $30K in material handling inefficiencies.
Education
University of Louisville
Master's degree, Industrial Engineering
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